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The Best Victories By “Rangy” Fighters

By Chance Solem-Pfeifer Two rounds before Lucas Matthysse allowed himself to be counted out on Oct. 3, thus surrendering a junior welterweight title and his unbreakable reputation to Viktor Postol,…

Staff 10/15/2015

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Sleep-Inducing Floyd Mayweather Outings May Hurt Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux PPV Show

By Ivan G. Goldman The Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux numbers will tell us more about how badly the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao “super-fight” poisoned the well for pay-per view presentations. The much-vaunted,…

Staff 10/13/2015

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Gennady Golovkin – The Construction Of A Superstar

By Sean Crose Yup, that’s Gennady Golovkin you see shadowboxing in that Apple commercial. No doubt it’s a sign that Madison Avenue feels the Kazakh fighter can move from the…

Staff 10/13/2015

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Andre Ward’s case to be on top of the pound-for-pound list

By Kirk Jackson In the wake of Floyd Mayweather’s retirement, there was much speculation amongst fans and members of the media on who the next pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter would…

Staff 10/07/2015

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Adrien Broner, Because Floyd Mayweather Says So

By Sean Crose Ashley Theophane is not ranked among the top fifteen of super lightweights by the WBA. His current record stands at 39-6 with 11 knockouts. The man is…

Staff 10/06/2015

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Boxing Is Alive… and Punching!

By Courtney Riley According to the opinions of many sports writers and observers… ‘Boxing is either dead or dying’. I for one am tired of hearing those morbid old hymnals…

Staff 10/05/2015

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Calling Al Haymon, Lets See Thurman vs Porter

By Sean Crose Admit it, this has been an epic year for boxing. Yeah, Manny-Floyd was a disappointment and the PBC isn’t always the crowd pleaser everyone had at least…

Staff 10/01/2015

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Jackie Kallen: Is Deontay Wilder the real deal?

By Jackie Kallen This Saturday on NBC, Deontay Wilder will defend his WBC Heavyweight against Johann Duhaupas. The 34 year-old Frenchman will fight in the US for the first time…

Staff 09/25/2015

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The Heir Apparent? Broner goes for this 4th divisional crown

By: Matthew N. Becher On October 3rd, Adrien Broner (30-2 22KO) will take on Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-1 9KO) in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio for the vacant WBA Jr. Welterweight…

Staff 09/25/2015

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Floyd Mayweather Takes His Victory Lap

By Kirk Jackson He did it, he tied Rocky Marciano. As expected, Floyd Mayweather was successful in his bid to reach the monumental mark of 49 wins, 0 defeats, as…

Staff 09/18/2015

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Great Britain is Boxings Great Hotbed Right Now

By Sean Crose Ever heard of Anthony Joshua, the 14-0 British heavyweight who has won every one of his professional bouts by knockout? If you haven’t, maybe it’s time to…

Staff 09/18/2015

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And the Name of Floyd Mayweather’s Superstar Replacement Is . . .

By Ivan G. Goldman If we’ve really seen the final fight of Floyd Mayweather’s career the mass media will likely pull back from boxing. Gatekeepers of what the general public…

Staff 09/15/2015

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The Mismatches in Boxing Have To Stop

By Sean Crose So the other day I was invited to see a PBC card live from Foxwoods Casino in eastern Connecticut. I wasn’t able to go with my very…

Staff 09/15/2015

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Fans’ Wallets Clamped Shut for Floyd Mayweather-Andre Berto

By Ivan G. Goldman Fans are voting with their wallets on Saturday night’s match between Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto. So far they refuse to open them. Anyone who wants…

Staff 09/12/2015

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto: Fight Breakdown

By Kirk Jackson There are many who trashed this bout in belief it will not be a good fight. Some don’t want to fork over the $50 - 75 to…

Staff 09/10/2015